Biological Sciences

Staff Profile:

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of action of oestrogen and oestrogen-mimicking chemicals in human breast cancer cells

Studying cellular and molecular mechanisms by which human breast cancer cells escape from oestrogen regulation of cell proliferation as a model system for investigating the clinical problem of loss of response to endocrine therapy in breast cancer

Focus on the effects of long-term low-dose environmental chemicals (alone and in combination) in human breast epithelial cells, especially in relation to how they may influence the hallmarks of cancer

Laboratory currently has five postgraduate students, all self-funded from overseas